Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

Egypt’s Free Internet Initiative provides all Egyptians with free access to the internet.

Egypt’s Free Internet Initiative provides all Egyptians with free access to the internet.

Egypt’s Free Internet Initiative provides all Egyptians with free access to the internet.
  • In an effort to make technology more affordable, Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) launched the Free Internet Initiative in 2002, which provides free dial-up access to the internet for all Egyptians in partnership with private ISPs.
  • Similarly, the PC For Every Home initiative — launched by MCIT and implemented by Telecom Egypt and 17 private sector computer manufacturers — offers affordable, internet-enabled family computer installments, with no collateral and no deposit required. To take advantage of this, families only require a fixed telephone line. The initiative will also help the growth of the local assembly industry. So far, more than 44,000 computers were purchased through the initiative.
  • The number of internet users in Egypt increased from 8 million in 2004 to more than 12.5 million to 2008.

Source: Egypt Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; Information and Communications Technology Bulletin, March 2009